Herbal Dieta
Offer yourself to a plant.
Get to know it by heart.
What is an “Herbal Dieta?”
We offer an immersive experience inspired by traditional plant dietas practiced in the Amazon, adjusted for the Western herbal enthusiast.
“Plants will, if genuinely asked, respond to you. They will teach you their medicine, as plants have always taught human beings. And though human beings may lose the knowledge of the medicinal uses of the plant, the plant always remembers what its medicine is.
And they will tell you. . . if you ask.
If you approach them with an open heart, open your senses and truly allow yourself to perceive them, they will always respond.”
-Steven Harrod Buhner
What to Expect
During a period of either 3 or 10 days, you will directly experience the plant energetics present in the medicine you are working with.
The plant is experienced in a variety of forms: Fresh daily tea; extracts such as tincture and flower essences; body oiling; herbal baths; and sauna steaming. Plant meditations with the living plant in our garden space allows a deeper understanding through direct communication with the medicine. As your sensitivities are refined, the plant is invited within.
The dieta regimen requires some sacrifice to truly get the most out of the experience. As the name implies, dieta includes ingestion of simple food prepared with no salt, spices, or oil. Eliminating the distraction of intense flavors, our sensitivity becomes more attuned, and the plant has more space to inhabit within us. The more we do to quiet the noise of the outside world, the more wisdom we may receive from the plant.
Distractions in the form of sensation are limited, and the wisdom and messages of the plant seep through. Asking permission through prayer, ceremony, ritual, and offerings, we become attuned to the secrets that are whispered in the breeze, the tears that come with rain, and the warm embrace of sunshine. If we remain humble, and sensitive, we feel their presence, and we begin to lift the veils which keep the buzzing world chattering over the quiet stillness of our hearts.
“A few months ago, I journeyed into a Wild Rose dieta with Casa Curativa on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Life has not been the same since.
During those 10 days of communing with Wild Rose, I remembered that in nature, we are immersed in a world of intelligence, cooperation, and support; a world that’s always available to us, who responds when we meet her in humility to ask,
“How may I live up to my vital role in the ecosystem?”
-Amanda Blain,
Holistic Trauma Specialist
Forget gurus; follow plants.
-Terence Mckenna
All of our dietas use powerful, intentionally prepared herbal extracts called Spagyric Essences. These medicines are meticulously extracted using ancient alchemical methods.
Spagyric Medicine for Dieta
Alchemy & Spagyria combined with the rich tradition of dieta
Spagyrics are a very special class of herbal extract. They find their origin story within the rich history of Alchemy. Rigorously prepared and infused with universal forces, these medicines harness the power of the plants in a concentrated and effective way.
Find out how plants and the ancient art of spagyria combine to create fertile ground for growth on your soul’s path.
Testimonials
Meet the Plants
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Mugwort
Mugwort is like a gentle surgeon, snipping out the ways that we subconsciously deceive ourselves, all the ways we just cant see yet, and the haze that sometimes surrounds and blocks our clarity. A powerful plant ally for folks looking to shed the illusions we carry in our minds that obstruct a virtuous and balanced perception of everyday events— the bigger picture.
Finding novel ways of connecting with this plant wont be difficult, it is a powerful aid in lucid dreaming, and every night should serve as an opportunity to learn and connect via dreams.
-JULIA BENTLEY, CASA CURATIVA
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Passionflower
“Passionflower is an essence for rewriting old stories and claiming your power as the creator of your life. This otherworldly blossom helps calm the mandala of the mind, so we can shift old habits of thinking and begin to see the medicine in the larger cycles at play. Our lives are the stories we tell ourselves— when we change the story, we change our lives.
Almost supernatural in its beauty, Passionflower helps you become conscious of your ability to create your own reality and release limiting thinking about your potential. A big life is waiting for you, and you are meant to claim it.”
— ASIA SULER, ONE WILLOW APOTHECARIES
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Rosemary
Rosemary is the ultimate guide in clarifying our life from the boggy waters of stagnancy. A powerful aromatic stimulant, Rosemary is a master in reinvigorating our creative fires, igniting our memory, and connecting us to our well ancestors.
This plant has a beautiful impact on our brains, bringing it blood flow and clearing away brain fog, Rosemary will help you gain clarity in your life.
A strong ally to the forces of Matriarchy Rosemary will reconnect us to a time when women were centered in society, before Colonial Patriarchy took over the world, and connecting us to our indigenous ancestors.
-JULIA BENTLEY, CASA CURATIVA
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Yarrow
“This plant gives us the strength to look within ourselves (archetype of the warrior) to see our own achilles point, where our weaknesses are. Then Yarrow goes to that place and strengthens it, turning our weaknesses into our strengths and talents. It doesn’t just show us our weak spots so we can dwell on them, but actually brings transformation to those places. This is also reflected in the story of Chiron, the wounded healer, who when he healed his wound it became his unique personal medicine and greatest source of strength.”
— SAJAH POPHAM w/ THE SCHOOL OF EVOLUTIONARY HERBALISM
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Wild Rose
“The Rose is one of the deepest remedies for healing the emotional and spiritual heart. Through embodying the essence of Love, Rose assists us in healing our past wounding and trauma around the heart and the ability to give and receive Love. Assists in the integration of the lessons past relationships presented to us so we can move forward and not repeat the patterns- brings in the soul mate and life partner.
But the Rose isn’t all just Love, it is also strength and protection of the heart, which is embodied by the signature of the thorns. She helps us to understand protection not as defending ourself, but by standing strong by our own heart and living in the ways of Love.”
— SAJAH POPHAM w/ THE SCHOOL OF EVOLUTIONARY HERBALISM
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White Sage
“Imbued with guiding energy, Sage holds a kind of grandmotherly presence that helps you to believe in yourself and your unique abilities. Becalming and restorative, Sage can come to the aid of those that feel tired, overly emotional, scattered or frayed. This supremely clearing essence will help you to let go of restlessness, recognize your individuality with a clear and non-judgmental eye, and feel enriched by alone time. Fortifying for the spirit, Sage allows you to surrender to your path of destiny and understand that now is the time to begin its manifest.”
— ASIA SULER, ONE WILLOW APOTHECARIES
Our Herbal Dietas Include The Following:
Initial Consult & Interview to Determine Your Plant Ally
Working with the Spagyric essence of your plant from Natura Sophia Spagyrics
Bottle of Casa Curativa Flower Essence
Infused Oil of the Plant
Custom Painted Plant Journal
Suggested Activities & Rituals
Plant Baths Daily
Tea throughout the day
Accommodation
3 meals a day (Rice and Steamed Veg w/ no Salt, Oil, or Spices)
Whats Included?
Forging Relationships with Plants
Every human has the capacity to open their hearts to plants. Each of us are born with the ability to listen to the whispers of nature. These dietas help herbalists and plant lovers deepen a sense of community with their green friends and allies. Whether you already identify as an herbalist, or whether you don’t feel you have much connection to plants at all, this process will bring the plants into your heart. You will walk away knowing that you have many new friends in your life.
Pricing & Packages
We offer 3 day and 10 day dieta experiences. Click below to explore pricing depending on accommodation.
Why Do This?
The rich tradition of Dieta is a container for deep soul work and self-exploration, a vehicle for both emotional and spiritual maturation, an opportunity to cleanse the doors of perception, revitalize our spirits, deepen our mindfulness, speak our prayers and embody more fully the feeling sense. It is a practice that opens the doors to a direct experience of a living and sentient world, to touch the interdependent web of connection in which we are embedded, a discipline for attuning to the ever-present river of meaning that flows beneath the outer forms we have become so accustomed to focusing on.
Schedule Your Free Dieta Consult Now
Hop on a call with Julia and she can answer all your questions, give you the lowdown on what to experience, and figure out together which plant suits your needs the most.